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Labor Union Plays the Blame GameThe Santa Barbara Independent Share They’re hard to miss: nearly a dozen 20-foot-long banners staked throughout Santa Barbara, Calif., and Goleta, Calif., emblazoned with big red letters that spell "SHAME ON [insert name here]." And the issue, on the surface, is easy to understand: bad blood between a local carpenters union and Goleta Valley Cottage Hospital over a lost contract. But how and why the union chose the people its targeting, and what exactly it hopes to accomplish with the ongoing public protests, is much less clear.More

Obama Budget: Infrastructure and Incentives for ManufacturingThe Wall Street Journal Share President Barack Obama's budget request to Congress on Monday will include billions of dollars to boost infrastructure spending and incentives for manufacturers, who are key to lifting the economy and the president's re-election efforts. The budget includes more than $350 billion in short-term measures for job growth and a six-year, $476 billion proposal for roads and other surface transportation projects.More

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Equipment Shortage Possible by Mid-SummerThe Memphis Daily News Share Some construction companies in Memphis, Tenn., could be scrambling by summertime in search of heavy equipment like cranes, scissor lifts and backhoes for their projects. With a number of large commercial construction projects ramping up across the city between now and then, equipment is expected to be in short supply and high demand.More

Craft Competitions Give Construction Apprentices Confidence, Career AdvancementConstruction Executive Share In December, the San Diego Chapter of Associated Builders and Contractors held its 10th annual Apprenticeship Craft Champions Competition, which determines the best electrical, plumbing and sheet metal students from the ABC San Diego apprenticeship program. In addition, apprentices and trainees compete for a chance to go to the 2012 ABC National Craft Championships, which will be held April 24–27 during ABC's EdCon & Expo in San Antonio.More

Construction Backlog Falls at End of 2011; Still Up from Previous YearConstruction Equipment Guide Share Associated Builders and Contractors recently released its Construction Backlog Indicator for the fourth quarter of 2011. CBI declined 3.2 percent from the previous quarter from 8.1 months to 7.8 months, but is still up 10.9 percent compared to the fourth quarter of 2010. CBI is a forward-looking economic indicator that measures the amount of nonresidential construction work under contract to be completed in the future.More